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....and Moon, lol. My baby Matthew is now over 2 months, and he will be getting his first immunization needles tomorrow. Oh he is just so adorable, and growing so fast, I may say too fast. I will miss those first days when he was born. I can trace every step from the time Matthew was born, but some of the stuff is slowly fading as there is always new stuff everyday. We have been taking short walks

Another guest picture! We want to give a special thanks again to Meredith Evans for giving us another guest picture. What a view of Vulcan in downtown Birmingham Alabama! Thank You Meredith! Looks like you may become a feature photographer! ** See Meredith’s first guest picture here at Birmingham AL - Downtown - Our First Guest Picture! ***For [...]

Deadline : 20 JULI 2008 Pengantar Menyambut Kongres Ke-9 Himpunan Indonesia untuk Pengembangan Ilmu-Ilmu Sosial (HIPIIS) bulan Juli 2008 mendatang, diselenggarakan lomba foto yang bertema : “Memantapkan Kembali Pranata Bangsa Indonesia”. Melalui lomba foto ini diharapkan para penggemar fotografi Indonesia dapat menampilkan foto-foto terbaiknya yang menggambarkan citra positif (atau negatif

Well I was fiddling around on Google Maps for a place to Photograph this week in Chicago when I “flew” over this: Just found it so pretty for some reason. All those people huddled for a concert in a park, captured without their knowledge by the eye in the sky, how cool is that? Click the [...]

A dog resting in Luxor This is another shot from my recent Egyptian trip. Perhaps this is the real travel photo, Of course looking at this photo. It doesn’t really give you any idea of place so does it qualify as a travel photo? Is this dog a particular type of dog? I don’t know. Is thre anything about [...]

This will be a simple and short post on the meaning of an image in a photograph. We should always remember that there are three factors that contribute to meaning and interpretation of a photograph:The first obviously would be the Subject Matter or what is depicted.The second is the Photographer; who is she/he, what is she/he like, what is the photographer's intention or purpose of shooting the im

Here is the first known photograph of the great grandfather of modern digital computers – but you couldn’t use it on the train or take it jogging with you. The panoramic black and white image, which has been unearthed in the archives at The University of Manchester, shows a development version of ‘The Baby’ taking up a whole room with its towering Post Office racks and jumble of wiring.

Fourth of July celebrations often end with a firework extravaganza that captivates us all with its awesome beauty. So be prepared to “ooh” and “ah” along with the crowd. And, if you’re like many of us, plan to have your camera ready to capture the “rockets red glare.” What’s the best way to take “great” firework [...]

It’s that time of year again… Big pictures of animals hanging in the downtown trees have returned. That means Charlottesville’s Festival of the Photograph is back for its second year. The Festival bills itself as: 3 days of peace, love and photography. A festival for those that love the still...

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You must go read this article over at Mental Floss. I was glued to every word and photograph, and though I have never met this man, in the article, my heart softened a bit today because of him. Simply amazing.

My maternal Grandma is 97 years old. Ninety seven and a half, actually. Past the point where you count in years, we now count in months as we do for the very young. Her body is beginning to fail her so I’m taking my kids to see her for what may be [...]

Another from my Friday photography expedition at Clifton Beach, Tasmania. It was a shame the sky ended quite dull but I still had to take some shots to make the trip worth it. Canon 350D, Canon 10-22, Cokin ND Grads (Z-Pro), tripod

Everyone deserves to feature as a star on their very own magazine cover. And you will wonder to know that all these can be done with in a short timespam of Five minutes , and yours Snap can easily be inserted into any Top mazgine covers like Time Magazine,CNN ,Playboy Etc [...]

Brought photograph equipment to the wild is quite difficult. For the land adventure, the number one that must be paid attention by you is the bag to bring your equipment. Confirm a bag is capable of... This is content summary only...visit my website to read more...

She's more accustomed to dodging the paparazzi, but when it came to launching her own line of clothing Lindsay Lohan made sure to invite them - and ended up besieged by 50 photographers. The 21-year-old star was joined by two models - a sultry brunette and a blonde with corkscrew curls - for the promotional photoshoot on Robertson Boulevard in West Hollywood. But her bid to win extra publicity

A photo taken using my cheap digital camera Canon Powershot A400 3.2 Megapixel..LOL.During my visit to London City last on December 2006….I always sing a London Bridge is falling down song when I was a child, and my 1st thing to do when visiting London is to take a picture of the London Bridge by myself:A second photo to be capture of cause a Big Ben...A beautiful scenery of a London Eye at a d

This tutorial will explain one of the hottest new trends in Photography. HDR! Learn how to shoot, merge and tone-map photos to extend the dynamic range and produce those painted looking results. Covers photoshop CS3,VIEW THIS TUTORIAL

i've seen this on a few blogs and just had to post it in case you hadn't seen it yet! loves it.everyday when you get dressed what do you think to yourself? (besides the sartorialist of course!)photo cred: postsecret.blogspot.com

Leaving the Boathouse yesterday, I snapped this photo of the boaters on the water, and later, as I was looking at it, the image reminded me of a 19th century landscape painting. That's by design. Olmsted and Vaux, in designing Central Park, created vistas that would resemble paintings, like the ones by their friends in the Hudson River School. They designed Central Park with the notion that city dwellers would encounter the sublime as they walked around different areas of the park.Photographers in the 19th century often borrowed compositions from landscape painters, framing their shots in similar ways. In looking at the image above, I think I must carry around with me similar preconceptions of the sublime landscape and how it should be conventionally composed. In addition, my camera is an

“Fotografia-Festival Internazionale di Roma” comes back with its 7th edition. The event is dedicated to the exposition of the most original and brilliant photos of contemporaneous affirmed and emerging photographers, who every year get inspiration from a particular topic. This year, as the artistic director Marco Delogu decided, the king of the castle will [...]

Photograph Your Vegetable Garden [Weekend Project] Document your green thumb's handiwork this growing season by taking photos of the flowers and vegetables in your garden. Photographer and gardener Joel Heffner has some tips for getting the best snaps of your garden, like filling the frame and getting an interesting angle. Most people take garden pictures by aiming the camera downward, because it's easier than bending down or crawling in the dirt. The problem is our eye level may not be the best angle from which to take a photo. Try to move around and look for interesting angles—front, back, side, top and bottom views. Also, Heffner says that cloudy days are better than sunny ones for getting good pics without harsh shadows. How's your garden doing? Post your photos in the c

Yes puppies, something is amiss with the photos lately.Instead of opening up the full size image in the browser window when you click on them, a pesky "download image" message pops up. It's irritating and frustrating, but it's a Blogger issue that they are working on resolving.In the meantime we are trying to figure out a work around.Sorry for the inconvenience.

The last remaining autographed photo of holocaust hero OSKAR SCHINDLER is to be sold at auction.The German industrialist, made famous in Steven Spielberg's Oscar-winning Schindler's List, was responsible for saving 1,400 Jews from death during World War II.Schindler signed the photo in 1949 before giving it to a family he had taken in during the war. It currently belongs to Sholamit Vesengred, the son of two Holocaust survivors, who hopes to attract bids of up to $150,000 (GBP75,000) when the picture goes under the hammer later this year (08).And he has revealed he plans to get in contact with actor Liam Neeson - who played Schindler in the 1993 film - in the hope he'll join bidders and bump up the price.

In no Particular order..we bring you photo.net.ph’s top 32 Must See Places to photograph in the Philippines. Click on the location to see some photos of the scenic locations in the islands. A virtual tour of the Philippines. Boracay Batanes Palawan Banawe Cebu Bohol Bicol Davao Ilocos Makati Manila Baguio Iloilo Tarlac Antipolo Batangas Marinduque Antique Pampanga Pagudpud Puerto Galera Dumaguete Anilao Cagayan Subic Clark Camiguin Iligan Bukidnon Tagaytay Zamboanga Zambales Share the list to someone that plans to come home to give them a sneak peak of what [...]

Water by *Getty72 on deviantARTWell, I am still learning to use my DSLR camera, whilst trying to discover how to compose the object/scene. This morning, whilst eating my breakfast, I had a spur of the moment idea....I took two small side-tables and balanced one on top of the other. I ran upstairs and dug out a sheet of green felt (that I use to cover my kitchen table when playing poker...lol), and placed it over the lounge window. So, now the environment was looking pretty cool. Now for a subject! Last night I was taking photos as part of the April Photo challenge and had eaten far too much (there's a clue for the gluttony pic..lol!). So, I decided that I needed a healthy subject this morning. There is nothing healthier than fresh water.... So I grabbed my biggest wine glass (an enormous b

This photograph was taken during Tatay and Nanay's visit to Maui. The original plan was for them to move to Maui and to stay with us as long as they live. That plan changed; they got homesick. I do not know when they can come visit again because I do not know when we can afford to buy them another round trip ticket to Maui. If we can't buy them a ticket within six (6) months from the time they left, their Immigrant Visa will expire and it will be very hard to get them a visa again. That means it is close to impossible for them to come back to the US. But at this point we really can't afford to buy them a round trip ticket within six months so it looks like this photo with their grandkids here would be the last photo they would have with them here on Maui. Maybe we can someday visit

"It's not the camera that takes a great photograph, it is the photographer"Thank you to all of you who have contacted me about the monthly photograph challanges, and well done to those of you who have posted their interpretations. They have been of an extremly high standard like always!!Please click on the links below to see eachothers' wonderful creativity at work, and please leave an encouraging comment whilst you are there....Rusin Roundup - The BedroomsChoc Mint Girl - CigarettesCrow's Feet - Sheep In The GardenTint's Meadnerings - The House of CardsCorrer Es Mi Destino - Ottawa's First Fire of 2008Azzy's Blog-A-Roonie - After the dog has finished with the GardenPlease note that it is NEVER too late to include your photo!! So if you do want to join in with this challenge, please add a

Taking the snaps of pets in attractive way is somewhat difficult task, which requires the suggestions or guidance from professional photographers who takes the photos of pets more often. Guidance is not possible on each and every case due to several reasons, but by following some necessary tips which are essential for [...]

An interesting article on trialtheater.com provides some interesting expert advice. In large cases where multiple experts are used it may be beneficial to provide photographs of your expert witnesses when referring to their testimony during closing arguments. This could help...

Thank you to everybody who took up the February photography challenge with the theme of "Patterns". All the participants showed their amazing talent, creativity and interpretation skills with fabulous results.Please click on the links below to view their wonderful pieces of art:Muse from Xanadu - A creative look at Retail ArchitectureZhu from Correr Es Mi Destino - A wintery view of scarves in the snowAmy Palko from Lives Less Ordinary - Revealing the true beauty of peacock feathersCrystal from Choc Mint Girl - The elegant Red Packet(Angpow)for Chinese New YearMichelle Dawn from Rusin Roundup - A blast of colour with building blocks and a beautiful page of fine art flowersSexy In Red - A birds eye view of the wonderful ceramic tile design in Marrakesh (Morocco)Thank you all once again for

Innovative entrepreneurs face no dearth of ideas to change the way people think, and in this case, look. Photographers who are constantly on the lookout for new outlets for their creativity come up with countless ways to capture the world in the camera frame.Plastic surgery, to the benefit of its followers, has adapted photography and technology to make them look better. Cosmetic surgeons, take the help of professional photographers to photograph plastic surgery hopefuls and make use of digital technology to give them cosmetic jobs that suit their physique and features. If a person wants to have a tummy tuck or abdominoplasty, but wants to make sure that he/she looks good after a tummy tuck procedure, simply has to get that portion of the body ‘worked upon’ digitally. Depending on

It does not take a long time to figure out which rocks/minerals to purchase in order to get some intriguing images from them, but you really need to take your time while visiting that rock & mineral store since there are so many pieces to view. One can drive themselves crazy with all of [...]

One of the rules of photography is not to have blur in the foreground. The above photo does. I've broken the rule. Since background blur is usually what you want in a photo, it's the most common blur... for more see...

I went out yesterday for a little bit of photography. Here's a photograph of the Cornish-Windsor Bridge. [I guess Vermonters call it the Windsor-Cornish Bridge, which actually has a nicer ring to my ear, but since I'm living in New Hampshire, I'll call it "Cornish-Windsor".]What you see is the Connecticut River, not nearly frozen over, but covered with a lot of floating ice. The long horizontal thing is the bridge: the longest wooden bridge in the U.S. and the longest two-span covered bridge in the world. There's snow on the roof. In the background, I believe that's Mt. Ascutney (VT), but I could be wrong about that. I have no idea of what mountain it would be if it's not Ascutney, though.As always, comments are welcomed and encouraged.

This photo of a UFO over Cornwall is hailed by experts as one of the best ever taken in Britain.UFO sightings at Cornwall 55-year-old Kelvin Barbery snapped the mystery object on Dec 29 (2007) from a coastal path between Swanpool and Maenporth, near Falmouth.In a weird twist, Kelvin did not even see the UFO at the time. He thought he was just taking a sea view… but when he loaded the digital camera card on to his computer, the round metallic ‘craft’ was in the centre of the shot, about two miles away.This news surprisingly didn’t make it big on international papers. Perhaps people are getting bored over pictures, reports, news and videos about UFO sightings, which are often found as fraud in the end.

By Penelope DixonThe collecting of photographs was practically simultaneous with the invention of photography. P & D Colnaghi, a well-established art gallery in London, sold photographs as early as the 1850s, representing both the work of Roger Fenton and Julia Margaret Cameron. People became obsessed with capturing their own likenesses. A popular past-time in the mid-19th Century was the exchange of carte-de-visites. People collected cartes of their friends and family and put them into albums, much like children exchanging school pictures today. Much like our present fascination with Hollywood personalities, they were also avid collectors of celebrity images. A recent exhibition at the National Portrait Gallery in London, The Beautiful and the Damned: The Creation of Identity in Ninet

To photograph is to exclude, said one of the masters. Much as you would like to include all sceneries in one encompassing, panoramic shot, sometimes you can't. So you have to be selective, find your point of interest and focus on your subject. For the shot above which I took in the town of Libjo, Dinagat Island, I could have moved farther away from the coconut tree and included the palm leaves and blue sky as background. But here a photographic decision had to take place. If I moved back from the tree, I would miss a lot - the root details, the soft shadows made by the leaves, white sand beach, clear waters of the shore, and the gradation of sea colors. I had to crop, frame the subject and exclude all others in the pheriphery. And I liked the outcome. Ultimately, how a subject looks photog

This morning I awoke, praying that the rain would break for a few hours so that I could take my camera for a walk and complete my January challenge. Well, I did manage to enjoy a nice long walk for a few hours, but the rain was relentless. I got absolutely drenched.... but there is something magical about walking in a forest when it is raining. The rustling of the wind through the trees, the pitter patter of the rain falling from the branches, the squelching of the sodden ground beneath your feet.I was hoping to take a few photographs and return home to select a nice one, but the rain was unforgiving, so I only managed to capture a small handful before returning the camera to the security of my damp rucksack. There were moments where I wished I could climb in there myself.My contribution t

As well-known for their bizarrely teased haircuts as their hit single "I Ran (So Far Away)," A Flock of Seagulls were one of the infamous one-hit wonders of the new wave era. Growing out of the synth-heavy and ruthlessly stylish new romantic movement, A Flock of Seagulls were a little too robotic and arrived a little too late to be true new romantics, but their sleek dance-pop was forever... [Please Visit the blog for the full post...]

It may come as a complete surprise to you all to discover that I like taking photographs….LOL! Truth be told, it is my way of capturing the magic and beauty of the world around me. There is so much I find inspiring about jumping in the car, going anywhere, getting out and just walking - albeit a city, a forest, a field, a lake - being somewhere and capturing the moment forever.I have visited many blogs where people have set up regular photo projects. So I have decided to have a go at doing my own. I thought hard and long for a subject for the first month and came up with nothing…ooops, and then the penny dropped. As this is the first month, I am going to make my first theme based on “One”. So the idea is, by the end of January, to take a photograph that in some way, manner or form

PhotographyCorner.com has just announced the Photograph of the Year contest. The contest runs from December 18 through the end of January. There are over $20,000 in prizes for this years contest. First place winner will get $5,000 dollars of of photography related prizes. Contest sponsors include SmugMug, OnOne Software, Wondershare, Tribeca Labs and other photography suppliers and resources. This contest is open to anyone. I encourage everyone to enter photos of California. California has the best scenery in the United States and deserves the number one spot in the photo contest. PhotographyCorner.com is a great resource for all you budding photographers with articles, tutorials and reviews. Visit their web site for tips and tricks for taking that winning photo. PhotographyCorner.com 2007 Photograph of the Year winners will announced on January 30th, 2008 so get out there and start taking those pictures.

I found 2 good examples that made me not want to run right out and see these homes.             The only thing worse than a bad picture is NO PICTURES AT ALL! Share This

During this celebration period as Christmas, New Year, there will be many firework shows in many places. Therefore, there are a lot of opportunities to photograph firework photos.I am not professional but I would like to share my basic technique of how to take fireworks photos from my digital photography point of view. What do you need for taking firework photos?Camera: the one that has "Bulb" shutter speed is preferable.Wide and normal zoom lens: 10-22 mm, 16-35 mm, 18-55 mm, 24-70mm, etc. Zoom lenses have more flexibility to frame your photos. However, there are no solid rules which focal length should be used because it depends on how far of you and fireworks, how big of the fireworks are, etc.Tripod: You really need it because of long shutter speed while taking firework photos. You must keep your camera still otherwise your photos will be blurred.Remote switch: It helps you to keep your camera completely still while photographing firework shots. When you use "Bulb (B)" shu

One thing I've found fascinating about the Internet is the free access to photographic archives.Some of the photos posted on this blog have come from the Florida Memory Project, a Web site administered by the Florida Department of State, where I could spend mega hours just browsing the thousands of pictures and other items available.The Florida Department of State must have known that some people can't be satisfied with just one site to feed an archive addiction like mine, so they planned accordingly with the Florida Electronic Library, a portal through which anyone can get tons of electronic information from a zillion different sources. If you have a ...Click here to read more and to post a comment at Tallahassee.com

Animals that aren't moving much are easy to photograph. I'm going to start this post with a fact--if you're photographing wildlife at a zoo or at a place, say, like the Galapagos, where the animals... for more see...

Chicago's skyline in color before using the Channel Mixer in Photoshop. Chicago's skyline after using the Channel Mixer in Photoshop. When there are too few colors in your photo and/or boring... for more see...

Japan is to fingerprint and photograph foreigners entering the country from next month in an anti-terrorism policy that is stirring anger among foreign residents and human rights activists. "This will greatly contribute to preventing international terrorist activities on our soil," Immigration Bureau official Naoto Nikai said in a briefing on the system, which starts on November 20. Read full story In these modern times and with globalization I must say that I am against the plans by Japan to document all foreign citizens inside and outside the country. I thought the days of the Tokugawa shogunate were gone? With Japan's role as a global leader, it's sad that they have decided to treat all non-Japanese people as suspected terrorists.

To find some answers, go here. Good suggestions include:Clench your butt cheeks.Try not to look at the camera lens, but the eyes of the person behind the camera.Hold your shoulders back, stick your chin out as far as you can, turn your face so it's at a 3/4 angle, tilt your chin down a little - hence, the "MySpace pose" or taking photos from above.In a group portrait (especially an informal one) people have a tendency to lean in toward the person in the center. Don't do that.Think of the most hilarious and/or satisfying thing you can imagine while the picture is being taken.Imagine that the camera is a child you love and smile warmly and sharingly at that child, like you're whispering "You're so cute!"Try looking away from the camera at something else, then imagine that an old friend has just called out your name from the general direction of the camera.If you are standing, turn slightly and rest your weight on one foot. It may feel goofy, but you will look better.If you are sittin

Nickelback - Photograph Look at this photograph Everytime I do it makes me laugh How did our eyes get so red And what the hell is on Joey’s head And this is where I grew up I think the present owner fixed it up I never knew we’d ever went without The second floor is hard for sneaking out And this is where I went to school Most of the time had better things to do Criminal record says I broke in twice I must have done it half a dozen times I wonder if it’s too late Should i go back and try to graduate Life’s better now then it was back then If I was them I wouldn’t let me in Oh, oh, oh Oh, god, I Every memory of looking out the back door I had the photo album spread out on my bedroom floor It’s hard to say it, time to say it Goodbye, goodbye. Every memory of walking out the front door I found the photo of the friend that I was looking for It’s hard to say it, time to say it Goodbye, goodbye. Remember the old arcade Blew every dollar that we ever made The cops hated us hang

MIFC (Malaysia International Fireworks Competition) ended on 2 September 2007 and we went for photo shooting on the 1st night 18 Aug. Some reader might asked, this event is outdated and it has passed more than 1 month, however I would like to share some tips and technique that I used and learned that you can use for next fireworks event like New Year. Here are 8 tips and techniques that I have used and learned: 1. Reach the location earlier in order to get a good location with an unobstructed view. 2. Tripod is a must. No question ask even you have VR, IS, it doesn’t helps. 3. Set your camera’s ISO setting to lowest to prevent digital noise. 4. Turn the camera’s built-in flash OFF. 5. Use the Landscape Mode for Point and Shoot Camera or Infinity focus setting for DSLR. 6. Shoot at 5 to 10 second shutter speeds at around F8 to F16. 7. Use a remote release if you can—or use self timer to prevent camera shake while you are pressing the shutter.8. Include the foreground in som

The film 300 was a huge success for Zack Snyder, and since then he has attached his name to lots of films. At the moment, Snyder is shooting the Watchmen but he’s also developing an adaptation of Ray Bradbury’s The Illustrated Man. Not only that, but he’s planning an original fantasy drama with Sucker Punch and developing Army of Dead. It seems that is not enough for Snyder. He’s now planning a change of pace by developing The Last Photograph, a war drama set in Afghanistan. He’s teaming up with 300 writer Kurt Johnstad on a script based on one of Snyder’s ideas, about a war photograph that becomes the catalyst for a journey that two men take through war-torn Afghanistan. The two are planning to develop the script to then auction it off, so Snyder may not actually direct. Source Written by Lucy for Product ReviewsIn Sections: Film News, News

First, let’s see what I used: a white textile (canvas or so) and not a paper. Why? Because I want the result to be realistic and not plane. Also, it’s important that the background surface should not be glossy. Natural light plus a tungsten light (two of them would be even better) and fill flash. Because the flash might overexpose some ares of the photo (usually the central area), I use a diffuser made from a very transparent soft plastic or canvas piece. Usually this kind of thing refers to macro shots, so you may want to shoot in macro mode or manual. Now let’s see the tips: 1. Use a textile background that makes a few soft “natural waves” 2. Use one little colored piece in your white composition as a reference 3. Use lights from all sides to avoid big dark shadows 4. Use fill flash (better with diffuser on it) to naturally brighten up the scene and reveal the details 5. Use custom white balance to ensure real white 6. Only use matrix light metering

If you didn't believe all that stuff about Elvis' mug showing up on a Moonpie and the Virgin Mary's image on a toasted-cheese sandwich, you will now.What appears to be the image of a human infant can be seen in this photograph of the smoke that blanketed Tallahassee this past Thursday.Yep, it's a miracle.But even more wondrous is ...Click here to read more and post a comment at Tallahassee.com

The Games of the XXIX Olympiad (”Games“) will be held in Beijing, the People’s Republic of China, from August 8th through 24th, 2008. To offer opportunities for the general public to participate in the Opening and/or Closing Ceremonies (”Ceremonies“) of the Games, the Beijing Organizing Committee for the Games of the XXIX Olympiad (”BOCOG“) is soliciting submissions from all countries and regions in the world of photographic images featuring smiling children’s faces (”Photos“) for possible use in the artistic performances of the Ceremonies. In order to preserve the element of surprise and to support the best presentation of creative ideas in the Ceremonies, the exact creative use of the Photos is confidential at the present time. BOCOG may announce further details as to the actual usage of the Photos at an appropriate time during the process of producing the Ceremonies. While BOCOG intends to maintain the integrity

As I was writing my last post I became a little curious as to what type of camera, if any, do other gardeners use to record their flowers and changes in landscape. Do most have a point-and-shoot? Or, are more gardeners moving over to digital SLR's? Perhaps, some are still talking photographs on film and getting it produced? So, it seemed logical to introduce the poll for this week asking gardeners for the preference in garden imagery. Cast your vote and I'll report the results next Saturday. MySpace Polls - Take Our Poll

Making photographs is a great way to express oneself. Most people like looking at pretty photographs, usually this can calm down and relax a person. Personally I like pictures of different beaches and I think that a lot of people do as well. Wouldn’t it be great to have a picture large as a painting that could just hang on your wall in your living room? Well, that certainly is possible with LearnToDream.co.uk since they offer photographs printed onto canvas. You have to see them yourself to fully appreciate them as they are really beautiful.If I would have to choose to have only one picture printed onto canvas I would probably choose a nice picture of a pretty beach. What would you choose if you could choose only one favorite picture? Fortunately with LearnToDream.co.uk you are not limited to just one picture as you can order as many as you want and choose canvases in many different sizes including A3, A2, A1, A0 and even up to 3m x 1.5m. You can order any amount of canvases or even

Das ist kein Foto! Wahnsinn..., Tattoomaus hat mir einen Link von Mosh (beide bei psd-tutorials) weitergegeben und ich konnte wirklich staunen. Hier wurde in 70 (!) Stunden ein Porträt gemalt, dass wirklich total echt aussieht. Bei genauerem Hinsehen, kann man kleine Fehler beim Auge (li), Nase und Wange feststellen. Trotz allem ist es einfach nur fantastisch... Amazing!! Tattoomaus gave me

Displacement The effect I used for wormhole is easy to do and has many uses from rippling water to warping the fabric of space-time. 1. Start off with the image you want to poke a hole in, and create another blank image at the same size and resolution, but in grayscale (Image - Mode - Grayscale). Making the Warp Working on the blank image, create a new Gradiant Fill, alternating dark gray

I really have to share this latest technique that I truly love here with all of you. It is what I called the "Twines Framed Photograph" technique. This technique was actually being inspired by my huge big wedding photograph which had been framed that way. To create a "Twines Framed Photograph", simply follow the steps below.1. Cut out a frame out of card stock and cut out some mats for the photographs too. I've used a white card stock and a velum for the mattings of my photograph here. I've also used the "steel ruler" technique here to distress my photograph. (Refer "Using Steel Ruler on Photographs" in my tips and tricks section)2. Punch some holes on the mattings and also on the frame. Remember: try to positions your holes on the frames and the mattings to create a desired twines threading design later. 3. Use a long twine and thread through the holes alternately between the holes on the mattings and the hole on the frame. Remember: leave some lengths of twine in the beginning to

I came home the other day and the sun was setting and there was a very bizarre light out there. I decided to wander out to the flower garden that's in our side yard. I don't go out there very often, which means that when I do go out there, I'm almost always pleasantly surprised by what I find. All summer long, something is blooming, and I never know what it will be. There were some flowers out there this time that were obviously past their prime, and I just found this shot to be irresistible:That last petal was just holding on for dear life. It was this incredibly vivid color, contrasting with this bizarre hub which used to contain so very many petals and had become so very barren. I think it's lovely. Let me know what you think of it.

shirdi saibaba original photographclick the picture to see bigger imageThe Easiest Path Hearing the stories of the Saints and Being in their Company: Though Sai Baba acted outwardly like an ordinary man, His actions showed extraordinary intelligence and skill. Whatever He did, was done for the good of His devotees. He never prescribed any asan, regulation of breathing or any rites to His Bhaktas, nor did He blow any mantra into their ears.http://www.starsai.com/

Shirdi saibaba Photographclick the picture to see bigger imageBabas Stay in Shirdi and Probable Birth-date None knew or knows the parents and exact birth-date of Sai Baba ; but it can be approximately determined by His stay in Shirdi. Baba first came to Shirdi , when he was a young lad of sixteen and stayed there for three years. Then all of a sudden He disappeared for some time. After some time, He reappeared in the Nizam state near Aurangabad, and again came to Shirdi with the marriage-party of Chand Patil, when He was twenty years old. Since then, He stayed in Shirdi continuously for a period of sixty years, after which Baba took His Maha-Samadhi in the year 1918. From this we can say that the year of Baba's birth is approximately 1838 A.D.www.starsai.com

Typorganism: Convert Photograph in Text Portrait: Free Calls, SMS Ascii-o-Matic is a Flash application that reads your JPG image and creates an interesting plain text portrait filled with just ASCII characters [like you see in the example above, the picture in the inset is the original image] You also get an HTML version of the image meaning you can copy-paste that code on any webpage. Or just save the generated ASCII image as a standard graphic using any screen-capture tool. ASCII-o-Matic is faster than most other ASCII conversion tools out there but you are limited to uploaded only JPEG images with a standard 60x50 size. ASCII-O-Matic.com - probably a good place to convert those MyBlogLog Avatars into text images. DIGITAL INSPIRATION: http://labnol.blogspot.com/2007/01/convert-any-photograph-into-text.htmlhttp://www.typorganism.com/asciiomatic/

A eleven stories long and three story tall image that was taken using a camera obscura made from an old airplane hangar has qualified with the Guinness Book of World Records as the largest photograph in the world.The hangar-turned-camera also qualified as the world's largest camera, measuring more than 44 feet tall and 161 feet long.More related:Guinness Record Worlds Most Multifunctional PenknifeLife-Sized Lego Man Found In Dutch SeaWorlds Giant Baby Worlds Largest Hand-Woven CarpetGuinness Record Worlds Largest RevolverGuinness Record Smallest Humanoid RobotThe Biggest Carp Weight 120kgWorlds Slimmest Waterproof PhoneSmallest and Cutest AnimalsWorld First A4 Electronic PaperWorld Smallest Flip Camera CellphoneAmazing Biggest Horn CowCanada Mints World's Biggest Gold CoinThe Longest Truck in The World

One Nokia week ago confirmed the existence of the successor in Nokia N80: N81. Only thin returned 3D give us an outline of the N Series. A first photograph has just made its appearance with two N81: one of face and one of back. For recall, this future NR Series will possèdera 8Go of memory, a screen QVGA of 2,4 inches with 16 million colors, a numerical camera of 2 Megapixels, chips Wifi and Bluetooth, a catch jack 3,5mm and compatibility GSM/GPRS/EDGA/3G/HSDPA. All this small world will hold in 140gr what is completely reasonable. Talk about keeping people in suspense! I’ve heard that besides being the first Nseries device to offer the N-Gage gaming platform, the Nokia N81 also offers a new ui enhancement, dedicated gaming keys, new nokia search and new music player.

How Long Does It Take You To Photograph a Scene in NYC? You might need a permit! Apparently, NYC(New York City), is interested in requiring permits of people who will be photographing in a single location for more than thirty minutes, if they are two or more people. If a tripod and/or five or more people are involved, 10 minutes, and you'll need a permit. In addition to the permit, you'll need proof of insurance. According to the mayor's office, this kind of ruling doesn't affect tourists and amateur photographers. However, I think about all the times I've been photographing a scene or doing some portraits of friends and I easily spend half an hour or more in one location. This has to do with chatting, setting up, posing, eating, pointing and framing, etc. I've taken as long as an hour in one place as a tourist. Apparently, this rule applies to people who are in cars as well. Have you seen the traffic? 30 minutes is nothing. So What? read more

How Long Does It Take You To Photograph a Scene in NYC? You might need a permit! Apparently, NYC(New York City), is interested in requiring permits of people who will be photographing in a single location for more than thirty minutes, if they are two or more people. If a tripod and/or five or more people are involved, 10 minutes, and you'll need a permit. In addition to the permit, you'll need proof of insurance. According to the mayor's office, this kind of ruling doesn't affect tourists and amateur photographers. However, I think about all the times I've been photographing a scene or doing some portraits of friends and I easily spend half an hour or more in one location. This has to do with chatting, setting up, posing, eating, pointing and framing, etc. I've taken as long as an hour in one place as a tourist. Apparently, this rule applies to people who are in cars as well. Have you seen the traffic? 30 minutes is nothing. So What?  read more

Now here is an ingenious idea from diyphotography.net. A light bulb is full of argon gas. This gas is inert and does not burn, so the filament will burn indefinitely, until of course oxygen slowly leaks into the bulb. If you break the bulb and turn it on, the filament will burn up within a second. Now if you set the bulb in a steady base, go to a dark room, and light the bulb, you can photograph it. All you have to do is set the camera on bulb exposure while on a tripod using a remote control. You open the shutter of your camera, then turn on the bulb. The camera will record the show. Now, you could also set the camera to do high speed rapid shots, and get other cool effects. Please don’t touch the metal filament while the bulb is turned on, it could stop your heart. View this cool project here.

Lately, it’s been my custom to take images of my artwork via my camera phone. It’s economical, it easily transfers to my computer for web viewing and it’s really, really horrible image quality. So, I have contracted out this little task to a great friend of mine who I help him with his blog on occasion, Claude Barclay has agreed to be my personal photographer for my artwork. Claude is a professional photographer here in the central Ohio area and has been doing photography for… well, more years than I’ve been alive. He knows his stuff, and has the equipment to pull it off. So let’s skip to the finished product, and then we’ll come back to what the process was to get there. This is an abstract painting I completed awhile ago that is as of yet untitled still. The dimensions are 24″x48″ Medium: Latex Enamels The challenge: This is a very reflective painting as it was painted in enamels, so many of my personal attempts at photographing

Lately, it’s been my custom to take images of my artwork via my camera phone. It’s economical, it easily transfers to my computer for web viewing and it’s really, really horrible image quality. So, I have contracted out this little task to a great friend of mine who I help him with his blog on occasion, Claude Barclay has agreed to be my personal photographer for my artwork. Claude is a professional photographer here in the central Ohio area and has been doing photography for… well, more years than I’ve been alive. He knows his stuff, and has the equipment to pull it off. So let’s skip to the finished product, and then we’ll come back to what the process was to get there. This is an abstract painting I completed awhile ago that is as of yet untitled still. The dimensions are 24″x48″ Medium: Latex Enamels The challenge: This is a very reflective painting as it was painted in enamels, so many of my personal attempts at photographing

The art of photographing children starts with connecting to your subject, in this case a child. The trick is to try and capture an expression or emotion on your child’s face, a daunting tast but workable. These are the stuff memories are made of. Step One Set up early before the child gets to the set. This [...]

Brief Description: In this tutorial you will learn step-by-step how to turn an ordinary picture into the look of a professional photographer. You will learn how to make the picture look like washed-out colors. Read Full Tutorial Here...

So, it just came to me...when I'm hypomanic, I should practice my new photography skills rather than talking at all. If a photograph is worth a thousand words, then shooting a roll would certainly eliminate a lot of unnecessary conversation.Having said that, I remember that dootz of SurfCountry suggested that I tell you the story of my photography class final. Here goes...Although I had an "A" going into the final, I was quite worried about the written examination. All of our other work had been photographic assignments, which I genuinely enjoyed. At this stage in my life, grades aren't important to me--I care more about learning. Still, I hadn't taken the class pass/not pass because I didn't want the teacher to think I am a dilettante. But I was concerned because I hadn't taken a final exam in almost 40 years. One of the reasons why I majored in history as a UCLA undergraduate was because I preferred writing papers to taking written exams. I don't ever remember taking a mult

Last month, The Wellcome Trust released their image archives for non-commercial use under a Creative Commons license in a new website, Wellcome Images. While this online picture library primarily specialises in medical history and the biomedical sciences, there are also a few gems from its historical collection, such as this, a picture of Fort Tanjong Katong, highlighted to me by acroamatic. This is quite an exciting find because until now, there hasn’t been a photograph of Fort Tanjong Katong available, particularly since the site was excavated a few years ago. Fort Tanjong Katong was built in Singapore in 1879 as a response to perceived gap in the defence grid on the eastern part of Singapore Town. By erecting a battery at the mouth of the Kallang River, Fort Tanjong Katong placated the fears of the local merchant community fearful of an enemy ship sailing into the Kallang River and lobbying shells into the city. Initially armed with three 7-inch cannons, these were soon rende

The Photograph is an Indonesian drama movie. The story is about Sita, a 25 year-old singer in a karaoke bar. She is on a debt to Suroso, a man who cheated her and brought her to city from her small village. To cut her expenses, she moves to a renting room owned by Johan, a 50 years old photographer. Beside the debt, Sita also needs money to bring her daughter Yani to city. So she also willing to sleep with the bar guests for money. One day she raped by a gang of men, and Johan rescued her. This incident makes Sita doesn’t want to work in the bar anymore, so she begs Johan to let her stay at her place although she doesn’t have any money. Johan agreed but Sita has to help him with three requests related to three photographs that Johan showed to her. It’s because Johan actually dying and only has several months to live. Release Date : July 5,2007 Director : Nan Achnas Writer : Nan Achnas Cast : Lim Kay Tong, Shanty, Lukman Sardi, Indi Barends Studio : Salto Film Runtime : Website

I was 6 yeas old when my class did a project on the ancient Egyptians. In my mind, it was the most interesting topic we ever studied and one I’ll always remember fondly from my childhood. One autumn afternoon we were told all about the Sahara desert, where it was, how big it was, and the animals that lived there. Later that day toothbrushes and a palette of red, orange and yellow paints were handed out. We used the brushes to flick the paints onto paper, building up layers of sand-like spray. As it dried the paper was mounted onto dark red cardboard creating a border around our sandscapes. All the children had to think of a sentence describing their deserts. These ranged wildly from ‘the desert has lots of sand’ to ‘deserts are sunny’.For my picture I decided to write ‘the desert is very, very hot, with very little water’. I thought nothing of it at the time and handed it to my teacher to be put on the classroom wall amongst the others. She then turned to me looking surpr